The Nude Bomb (1980)

User Rating:

4.8/10   

Director:

Clive Donner

Writers:

Mel Brooks (characters) &
Buck Henry (characters) ...

Release Date:

9 May 1980 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Don Adams is Agent 86 In His First Motion Picture [USA Theatrical]

Plot:

Maxwell Smart is recalled to duty to help fight a villian who threatens to detonate a weapon that destroys clothing.

Plot Keywords:

Studio Tour | Car Chase | Secret Agent | Alpine | Sky Diving

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Don Adams	...	Maxwell Smart
Sylvia Kristel	...	Agent 34
Rhonda Fleming	...	Edith Von Secondberg
Dana Elcar	...	Chief
Pamela Hensley	...	Agent 36
Andrea Howard	...	Agent 22
Norman Lloyd	...	Carruthers
Bill Dana	...	Jonathan Levinson Seigle
Gary Imhoff	...	Jerry Krovney
Sarah Rush	...	Pam Krovney
Vittorio Gassman	...	Sauvage / Nino Salvatori Sebastiani
Walter Brooke	...	American Ambassador
Thomas Hill	...	President
Ceil Cabot	...	Landlady
Joey Forman	...	Agent 13

Also Known As:

Maxwell Smart and the Nude Bomb
The Return of Maxwell Smart (USA) (TV title)

Runtime:

USA:94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Singapore:PG | Canada:PG (Manitoba) | Australia:PG | Finland:K-12 | UK:PG | USA:PG | West Germany:12 | France:U

Filming Locations:

Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Time Life Films

Trivia:

Jonathan Miller was on the list of possibles for Savage

Goofs:

Continuity: After deactivating the fake car wash, the car (with the Chief, Max and his team inside) is a different color, but it is not wet, which it should be, and the dust being kicked up does not stick to the car, but blows right by it.

Quotes:

Larrabee: Max, I've been thinking about it. And if they decide to drop the nude bomb, I know the answer.
Larrabee: [Max does not reply] Well?
Maxwell Smart: Well what?
Larrabee: Don't you wanna know the answer?
Maxwell Smart: No.
Larrabee: Food.
Maxwell Smart: Food?
Larrabee: Sure, the whole world will start wearing food.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Freaks and Geeks: Tricks and Treats (#1.3)" (1999)

Soundtrack:

You're Always There

An average film with some above average merit.

The nude bomb, an average film, does indeed have above average merit. It has excitement, it has a bit of a plot, and it does have some titillation, but not too much for children. It seems that the Get Smart guy is still the same old guy from the TV show...which is actually a good thing. There are, of course folks out there that will say that this is NOT a good film, and maybe that is true, but hey, it isn't a bad film either. It has a few very titillating moments as far as the action, and a lingerie scene that is not to be believed, either. A great film it's not. A fun and unique film it is. It does have value. Other films of the same time period and the same subject, just do not have the same pizazz as this one. The Get Smart guy is still a hoot to watch, it is a funny film, but the plot is definitely worthwhile, too.